cheer up
Become or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up. This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did (2 Henry IV, 4:4): “My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself.” [Late 1500s]
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How to use cheer up in a sentence
“When the cards started to come, I had to cheer up,” she says.
After Sandy Swept Away a Lifetime of Letters, 12,000 New Ones Arrive | Michael Daly | January 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can cheer up along with sleepy Jean by listening to “Daydream Believer.”
Davy Jones of the Monkees Dies: Watch 5 Classic Videos | The Daily Beast Video | February 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you find that passage as much of a downer as I did, well, cheer up, Charlie.
Though she gets all the pumpkins she can eat and a good bunch of corn stalks every night, she simply can't cheer up.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurHere are concerts,—the best and best-known artists come out and give their services to cheer up Tommy.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
"Here, Miss Betsy, cheer up," he cried when he drew near the little girl.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedKurt had made it his duty to cheer up the rather melancholy child as much as was in his power.
Maezli | Johanna SpyriI was beginning to grow jealous, when Hbert said to me, "cheer up, it's only about something he wants him to do for him!"
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